A network virus has the biggest pot...

A network virus has the biggest potential to disrupt insurers' technology operations, according to an electronic scrutinize of insurance professionals who attended A.M. Best Co.'s Insurance & Technology parley E-Fusion 2003, in September.

Respondent were asked to picked the two events most likely to impact their technology operations. Network virus was chosen on 82%. Hacker intrusion and natural disaster tied for secondary place at 39% each.

Insurance technologists have suitable reason to be concerned about network viruses. They are the greatest in number common and most likely a whole disruption to cause major damage, said Matthew Josefowicz, manager of the